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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,860 2,318 48.1 45.8-50.5 2,542 51.9 49.5-54.2
-Western NC 1,124 569 50.6 46.1-55.1 555 49.4 44.9-53.9
GENDER
Male 369 182 51.8 44.7-58.9 187 48.2 41.1-55.3
Female 755 387 49.7 44.0-55.5 368 50.3 44.5-56.0
RACE
White 1,060 532 50.4 45.8-55.0 528 49.6 45.0-54.2
African American 22 14 59.0 34.1-80.0 8 41.0 20.0-65.9
Other Minorities 39 23 59.7 38.8-77.6 16 40.3 22.4-61.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 14 4 32.2 10.1-66.8 10 67.8 33.2-89.9
Non-Hispanic 1,108 563 50.7 46.2-55.2 545 49.3 44.8-53.8
AGE
18-24 4 3 92.0 53.2-99.1 1 8.0 0.9-46.8
25-34 20 5 25.7 9.9-52.3 15 74.3 47.7-90.1
35-44 78 41 51.7 33.7-69.2 37 48.3 30.8-66.3
45-54 172 92 55.7 44.3-66.5 80 44.3 33.5-55.7
55-64 285 153 51.4 44.7-58.1 132 48.6 41.9-55.3
65+ 559 272 49.1 44.0-54.2 287 50.9 45.8-56.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 127 68.2 58.0-76.9 72 31.8 23.1-42.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 390 200 52.1 45.0-59.2 190 47.9 40.8-55.0
Some Post-H.S. 274 136 46.8 36.5-57.3 138 53.2 42.7-63.5
College Graduate 259 106 39.9 32.8-47.4 153 60.1 52.6-67.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 203 145 71.2 61.5-79.2 58 28.8 20.8-38.5
$15,000- 24,999 231 123 54.2 43.8-64.3 108 45.8 35.7-56.2
$25,000- 34,999 130 61 49.5 38.9-60.1 69 50.5 39.9-61.1
$35,000- 49,999 144 51 34.5 25.9-44.3 93 65.5 55.7-74.1
$50,000-74,999 118 53 43.8 33.5-54.6 65 56.2 45.4-66.5
$75,000+ 120 48 45.6 31.0-61.1 72 54.4 38.9-69.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 662 475 73.3 68.5-77.5 187 26.7 22.5-31.5
No 438 87 22.8 16.2-31.3 351 77.2 68.7-83.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 160 76 51.4 42.6-60.2 84 48.6 39.8-57.4
Non-Veteran 876 443 50.4 45.1-55.7 433 49.6 44.3-54.9

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
**Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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